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Antarath
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Help my Salvia!
#5495121 - 04/08/06 11:48 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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You can see to the right on the pic where the dead leaf is hanging... what can I do to save that branch? Seems like nothing will grow there. But the rest is growing JOLLY GOOD! It's only 2 months old
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faslimy
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Re: Help my Salvia! [Re: Antarath]
#5495145 - 04/08/06 11:56 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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sing it a song?
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peruvian spark
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Re: Help my Salvia! [Re: Antarath]
#5495715 - 04/09/06 06:34 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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You could chop it off just above those two new shoots towards the bottom of the stem. If all goes well, you'll have two healthy new branches growing up from the base of the stem. This will make for a nicer looking plant but there's always the risk of killing it so be careful. A good light will also make a lot of difference. I'm not sure that there's any way to revive those dried up brown branches.
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ssjwizard
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now im not to experenced with growing salvia directly but i do have lots of experence pruning many other variety of plants with similar growth structure. in my personal opinon you should go ahead and trip off those dead branches use a very sharp and sanatary razor knife to do that so theres no contaminations. also on another note your salvia seems to be streching id recomend geting it brighter light. salvia is native to regions close to the equator which means its used to intense light for long photoperiods. this should help the plant grow stockier and more healthy. also some airflow will create gentle rustling of the leaves and branches causing microfractures and will cause your stems to thicken and thus larger branches larger veins which will improver overall plant helth by increasing its circulatory system. another recomendation id like to make is remove the shoot thats growing from the bottom its just going to suck away from the main growth shoots. and on a final note id say once that plant developes 2-3 more nodes and begins side branching where those larger leaves are currently growing id top it. this will encourage side growth and create a fuller bushier plant which in the end provided you can generate the light density to maintain cannopy health will also yeild much higher and overall grow healthier.
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